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| − | + | ;[[:Category:Saucerottia|Saucerottia]] beryllina | |
| − | [[Image: | + | ''Amazilia beryllina'' |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | '''Male''' | + | '''Male''' |
| − | + | *Emerald green | |
| − | '''Female''': | + | *Purple rump |
| − | + | *Some purple wing and tail feathers | |
| + | *Bright green gorget | ||
| + | *Black bill (lower mandible has red base) | ||
| + | *Undertail coverts cinnamon-brown <br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''': duller with pale grey belly and undertail coverts. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | Resident year round in [[Mexico]] to [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], and [[El Salvador]], and a rare summer visitor to southeast [[Arizona]] and [[New Mexico]]. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]</sup> consisting of 5 subspecies. | |
| − | + | ===Subspecies=== | |
| + | *''S. b. viola'': | ||
| + | :*Oak-pine woods of northwestern [[Mexico]] (Sonora to Guerrero) | ||
| + | *''S. b. beryllina'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern and central Mexico (Veracruz to central Oaxaca) | ||
| + | *''S. b. lichtensteini'': | ||
| + | :* Montane slopes of southern Mexico (western Chiapas) | ||
| + | *''S. b. sumichrasti'': | ||
| + | :* Coastal mountains of southern Mexico (central and southern Chiapas) | ||
| + | *''S. b. devillei'': | ||
| + | :* Highlands of [[Guatemala]] to [[Honduras]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Foothills and highlands, oak and pine woodlands and edges, oak scrub and clearings, plantations. | Foothills and highlands, oak and pine woodlands and edges, oak scrub and clearings, plantations. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | It builds a nest of plant fibres and spider webs, covered with lichens, in a tree or shrub. 2 white eggs are | + | ====Breeding==== |
| − | + | It builds a nest of plant fibres and spider webs, covered with lichens, in a tree or shrub. The 2 white eggs are incubated by the female for about 14 days. | |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes nectar and insects. | The diet includes nectar and insects. | ||
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====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
A series of hoarse, high twitters ''sirr, kirr-I-rr, kirr-I-rr''; also a buzzing ''drrzzzzt''. | A series of hoarse, high twitters ''sirr, kirr-I-rr, kirr-I-rr''; also a buzzing ''drrzzzzt''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}} |
# Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124 | # Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124 | ||
| + | #Hummingbirds.net | ||
| + | #Whatbird | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch| "Saucerottia beryllina" {{!}} "Amazilia beryllina" {{!}} "Berylline Hummingbird"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}} | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Saucerottia]] |
Latest revision as of 12:40, 15 January 2023
- Saucerottia beryllina
Amazilia beryllina
Identification
Male
- Emerald green
- Purple rump
- Some purple wing and tail feathers
- Bright green gorget
- Black bill (lower mandible has red base)
- Undertail coverts cinnamon-brown
Female: duller with pale grey belly and undertail coverts.
Distribution
Resident year round in Mexico to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, and a rare summer visitor to southeast Arizona and New Mexico.
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1 consisting of 5 subspecies.
Subspecies
- S. b. viola:
- Oak-pine woods of northwestern Mexico (Sonora to Guerrero)
- S. b. beryllina:
- Eastern and central Mexico (Veracruz to central Oaxaca)
- S. b. lichtensteini:
- Montane slopes of southern Mexico (western Chiapas)
- S. b. sumichrasti:
- Coastal mountains of southern Mexico (central and southern Chiapas)
- S. b. devillei:
Habitat
Foothills and highlands, oak and pine woodlands and edges, oak scrub and clearings, plantations.
Behaviour
Breeding
It builds a nest of plant fibres and spider webs, covered with lichens, in a tree or shrub. The 2 white eggs are incubated by the female for about 14 days.
Diet
The diet includes nectar and insects.
Vocalisation
A series of hoarse, high twitters sirr, kirr-I-rr, kirr-I-rr; also a buzzing drrzzzzt.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124
- Hummingbirds.net
- Whatbird
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Berylline Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Berylline_Hummingbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
